Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Benedictine Eagles proved their #2 status in the conference with a 3-0 sweep over the Crusaders on Saturday morning. In set one, Maranatha trailed Benedictine and could never close the gap, losing 25-17, but jumped out to an early 7-4 lead in the second set. The Eagles tied it [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Articles on Volleyball
Crusaders Return To Winning, Defeat Aurora, Grace
Box Score (Aurora) Box Score (Grace Bible) WATERTOWN, Wis. – Maranatha responded to a dismal 3-1 performance against Lakeland on Tuesday night by defeating Aurora 3-1, and Grace 3-0 on Friday evening. Maranatha built an 8-1 lead in the first set, but Aurora put together a 17-10 run to tie the set at 18 all. [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Fall Short To Muskies
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. — The Crusaders struggled through errors and never seemed themselves in a 3-1 loss to the Lakeland Muskies on Tuesday night. The Muskies took the first set, holding the Crusaders to 17 points, but Maranatha rebounded quickly, answering with a 25-18 victory in the second set. Maranatha’s only lead in set three [Continue Reading...]
Stars Outlast Crusaders In Five-Set Showdown
RIVER FOREST, Ill. – The Maranatha Crusaders found themselves in a familiar position against a familiar foe in a five-set loss on Saturday afternoon, ending their 10-game winning streak, and 30 sets straight without a loss. Nearly a year ago, Maranatha suffered a five-set defeat to Dominican in Watertown on October 1. This time, Maranatha [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Defeats CUC, Improves To 10-0
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders continued their surge, defeating Concordia-Chicago 3-0 on Friday evening and improving to 10-0, and 4-0 against conference opponents. In set one, Concordia held a 10-5 lead in the first set before several Cougar errors evened the score at 17 all. Maranatha and Concordia remained tied through 21, and [Continue Reading...]
Maranatha Sweeps Past Moody
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis.- The Lady Crusaders continued their winning ways en-route to a 3-0 sweep against NCCAA Midwest Region rival Moody Bible Institute; 25-14, 25-14 and 25-16. Maranatha came out firing in the first set as senior outside hitter Torey DeLozier (Watertown, Wis.) and junior middle hitter Laci Peterson (Chillicothe, Ill.) paced the team [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Tested By Falcons In 3-0 Win
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders remained perfect, winning 3-0 against Concordia-Wisconsin in a well-contested match on Tuesday evening. Errors forced the Crusaders into an early 14-9 deficit, but four kills by senior outside hitter Torey DeLozier (Watertown, Wis.) and a Falcon error evened the score at 14-14. A tug of war ensued for [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Roll With Seventh Straight Win
Box Score ROCKFORD, Ill. – Maranatha volleyball continued its dominance, going 7-0 with a 3-0 sweep of the Rockford Regents on Thursday evening in Rockford. Maranatha scorched the Regents in set one by a score of 25-9 and won 25-12 and 25-11 in sets two and three. The team only needed 42 kills to win, [Continue Reading...]
Crusaders Remain Unbeaten, Defeat Edgewood Eagles
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The Crusaders displayed their ability to compete at a high level in the NAC on Tuesday night by defeating the Edgewood Eagles 3-0. The Crusaders had their work cut out in the first set, spotting the Eagles a 9-6 lead before tying the game at 14 and jumping ahead to [Continue Reading...]
Peterson, DeLozier Overwhelm Pioneers
Box Score WATERTOWN, Wis. – The volleyball team’s first home game of the season was a 3-0 win over Northland International on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders opened up a 14-2 lead in the first set, recording four service aces in a row at one point. The Pioneers inched their way to a 16-5 deficit before [Continue Reading...]